Press Releases

Marking the Importance of Juneteenth

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 19, 2020 10:00 AM EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org  On this day in 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was declared to African American slaves. While it did not end racial injustice, this is a day

CFU Welcomes Our New Honorary Chairman

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 15, 2020 12:00 PM EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs is thrilled to announce Uerkesh Davlet as our new honorary chairman of the board. Campaign for Uyghurs is thrilled to announce Uerkesh

World Environment Day Press Release

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 5, 2020 12:00 PM EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Today is a day for responsible global citizens to remember the importance of a global commitment to good stewardship of our world. It would remiss

Somber Reflection on the Tian’anmen Square Massacre

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 3, 2020, 1:00 PM EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org As we mark the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, we recall the effect that this event has had. Today’s China was indeed shaped

On the Confirmation of the Detention of Dr. Gulshan Abbas

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 2, 2020, 6:30 PM EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org After over 21 months of no news on the disappearance of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, Radio Free Asia has confirmed via her former place of employment

Eid Mubarak-Eid al-Fitr Greetings

May 24th marks Eid al-Fitr, and as this special month comes to a close, Campaign For Uyghurs wishes each and every member of the Muslim community Eid Mubarak. We hope that in spite of the very different Ramadan faced this

Happy Birthday, Rahile Dawut. You Are Not Forgotten

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 19, 2020 8:30 a.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs www.campaignforuyghurs.org On the occasion of her 54th birthday, Campaign for Uyghurs remembers Internationally renowned Uyghur scholar Rahile Dawut, who has been missing for